Luftwaffe Second Sonderfuhrer Tunic Just In

[Paul R]

This is the second Sonderfuhrer tunic I have ever seen... and it is now with me! (Thanks Jesper Hahn). This is for an elevated career level Sonderfuhrer Oberlt equiv.

[Paul R]

Here is the photo that came with the group. It is a different tunic, but the ribbon bar looks like the same style and is a Westwalll.

[Scott]

Wow Paul - that's a beauty. Congratulations on a nice find.

[ostprussenmann_new]

That is an interesting tunic. What exactly is a Sonderfuhrer? I have never heard of one. Congrates.

[Paul R]

Thanks guys. I love these because they are so hard to find( I have the two I have ever heard of ) and they are not desired by anyone, so the odds are that they are not faked and very inexpensive.

A Sonderfuhrer is a man who is brought into the Luftwaffe at a certain pay scale because of technical training or education that is needed by the service. Although these men are uniformed, they were not considered to hold a soldier's status. I think of them more along the lines of uniformed GS workers in the US.

Although they had officer and NCO rankings, they were little more than payscales that were equivelant to the training the service needed. Regardless of their paygrades, they carried no command or authority over soldiers(LW or any other branch) or one another.

[Paul R]

Here is a link to an informative thread I started a few years back, which explains things in a little more depth.

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17190

You will see the NCO tunic, as well as a bunch of different collar tabs and etc.

Regards

Paul

[nesredep]

Hello!

My Friend

Congratulation with Your new rare find.

All the best

Morten.

[Paul R]

Thanks my friend. I really love it! It seems to be a one of a kind set!